LEO Readers’ Choice Awards 2023: Food & Dining

Oct 11, 2023 at 8:45 am

Best Appetizers

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Chik’n & Mi

FlavaVille Food Truck (tie)

Best BBQ

Four Pegs Smokehouse
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Momma’s Mustard, Pickles & BBQ

Best Bakery

Nord’s Bakery
Plehn’s Bakery
Blue Dog Bakery & Cafe

Best Boozy Brunch

Le Moo
Four Pegs Smokehouse
The Merryweather

Best Breakfast

Highland Morning
Wild Eggs
Con Huevos

First Watch (tie)

Best Burger

Toasty’s Tavern
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Jay’s Burgers

Best Burrito

New Wave Burritos
El Mundo
Bandido Taqueria Mexicana

Best Cajun

Lou Lou Food & Drink
North of Bourbon
J Gumbo’s

Best Caterer

Casey Mader – Chef It Up
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Wiltshire Pantry

Best Chef

Casey Mader – Chef It Up
Chris Williams – Four Pegs Smokehouse
Josh Moore – Volare Italian Ristorante

Best Chili

Check’s Cafe
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar

Best Chinese Restaurant

August Moon
Oriental House
Double Dragon

Best Coffee Shop

Heine Brothers Coffee
Quills Coffee
Sunergos Coffee

Best Cuban Restaurant

Havana Rumba
La Bodeguita de Mima
Mojito In Havana

Best Deli/Sandwich Shop

Morris Deli
Frank’s Meats & Produce
Stevens & Stevens Deli

Best Fine Dining

Volare Italian Ristorante
Jack Fry’s
Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse

Best Fish Sandwich

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Check’s Cafe
The Fish House

Best Food Truck/Cart

FlavaVille Food Truck
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Bamba Egg Roll Co.

Best Fried Chicken

Mellwood Tavern
Chicken King
The Eagle

Best Guacamole

Guacamole Modern Mexican
El Mundo
Havana Rumba

Best Hot Dog

Red Top Hot Dogs
Lonnie’s Best Taste of Chicago
My Ol’ Kentucky Lemonade

Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt

Louisville Cream
Dairy Del
Graeter’s Ice Cream

Best Indian Restaurant

Kashmir Indian Restaurant
Shalimar Indian Restaurant
Bombay Grill

Best Italian Restaurant

Volare Italian Ristorante
Ciao Ristorante
Grassa Gramma

Best Korean Restaurant

GOGi 1055 Korean BBQ
Lee’s Korean Restaurant
Nami Modern Korean Steakhouse

Best Late-Night Bite

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
The Post
Hauck’s Corner

Best Latin Restaurant

Seviche
Mayan Cafe
Havana Rumba

Best Lunch Spot

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Lady Tron’s
Dragon King’s Daughter

Good Belly Sandwich Shop (tie)

Best Mexican Restaurant

El Mundo
El Nopal
Gustavo’s

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

The Grape Leaf
Safier Mediterranean Deli
Kebab House

Best New Restaurant

Harvey’s
Nostalgic Cocktail House + Restaurant
Decade

Best Outdoor Dining

Chik’n & Mi
River House Restaurant & Raw Bar
Captain’s Quarters

Best Patio For Pets

Four Pegs Smokehouse
ShopBar
Flanagan’s Ale House

Best Pho

Eatz Vietnamese Restaurant
VinBun Vietnamese Bistro
Pho Ba Luu

Best Pizza

Pizza Lupo
Danny Mac’s Pizza
The Post

Best Place For A Romantic Dinner

Volare Italian Ristorante
Jack Fry’s
Grassa Gramma

Best Ramen

Ramen House
Renshoku Ramen
Chik’n & Mi

Best Raw Bar (That Is Not Sushi)

Lou Oyster Cult
River House Restaurant & Raw Bar
Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse

Best Restaurant: Butchertown

Naive Kitchen & Bar
Pizza Lupo
Decade

Best Restaurant: Clifton/Crescent Hill

Volare Italian Ristorante
Harvey’s
The Irish Rover

Best Restaurant: Downtown

Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
Last Place – Number 15

Best Restaurant: East Louisville

The Village Anchor
BoomBozz
Grassa Gramma (tie)
Coals Artisan Pizza (tie)

Best Restaurant: Germantown/Schnitzelburg

Four Pegs Smokehouse
Check’s Cafe
North of Bourbon

Best Restaurant: Highlands

Jack Fry’s
Dragon King’s Daughter
Seviche

Best Restaurant: NuLu

Mayan Cafe
bar Vetti
La Bodeguita de Mima

Best Restaurant: S. Indiana

Lady Tron’s
The Exchange Pub
Dragon King’s Daughter

Best Restaurant: South Louisville

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Vietnam Kitchen
Annie’s Cafe

Best Restaurant: St. Matthews

District 6
Simply Thai
LouLou Food + Drink

Mojito In Havana (tie)

Silvio’s (tie)

Best Restaurant: West Louisville

The Table
Indi’s Fast Food Restaurant
Shippingport Brewery

Best Salad

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Green District
Vinaigrette Salad Kitchen

Best Steakhouse

Repeal Oak Fired Steakhouse
Pat’s Steakhouse
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse

Best Sushi

Sapporo Japanese Grill & Sushi
Dragon King’s Daughter
Oishii Sushi

Best Taco

Taco Luchador
Taco City Louisville
I Love Tacos

Best Takeout

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Four Pegs Smokehouse (tie)
Lady Tron’s
Double Dragon (tie)

Best Thai Restaurant

Simply Thai
Time 4 Thai
Thai Noodles

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Heart & Soy – Roots
Naive Kitchen & Bar
V-Grits

Best Vietnamese Restaurant

Vietnam Kitchen
VinBun Vietnamese Bistro
Annie’s Cafe

Best Wings

Rubbies Southside Grill & Bar
Four Pegs Smokehouse
Momma’s Mustard, Pickles & BBQ